Iraq
The Iraqiya party has ended its boycott of parliament. The US Department of Defense cannot account for more than $2 billion in funds for Iraq. Insurgents killed a civilian in Samarra.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Somalia
The Kenyan military said its forces captured Delbio during fighting last week; two Kenyan and one Somali soldier were killed. The town was described as a key center used to distribute weapons and explosives to the Kenyan refugee camps in Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, and Dadaab.
Kenya
Police arrested Aboud Rogo, a radical cleric for Shabaab, during a raid in Kikambala; weapons and explosives were found at his home. Police failed to arrest Natalie Webb, a British woman who is believed to be a Shabaab financier; she is thought to have left the country.
Afghanistan
France’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision raises worries
Norway
Norway – Court turns down video suspect appeal
Sweden
Witness intimidation on the rise at Swedish trials
Al Qaeda
US embassy in Pakistan clarifies Panetta’s statement
Al Qaeda
Panetta believes Pakistan knew of bin Laden hideout
Nigeria
Boko Haram spokesman Abul Qaqa threatened to carry out mass-casualty attacks in Sokoto if its fighters are not released from prison. Abubakar Shekau, the emir of Boko Haram, distributed pamphlets in Kano urging Muslims to support the jihad.
Russia
Russia backing of Syria’s Assad seen as way to maintain foothold in Arab world
Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai ‘plans talks with Taliban’
Israel
Netanyahu pessimistic on Mideast peace prospects
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Drone attacks linked to ‘trust deficit’ with US
Hamas
Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, goes back to Jordan
Afghanistan
Taliban Have Begun Talks With US, Former Taliban Aides Say
Afghanistan
For CIA family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful divisions
Afghanistan
President Sarkozy said France will withdraw from Afghanistan in 2013, one year early. Police killed five Taliban fighters and detained several more. Eighty insurgents reconciled with the government in Baghlan.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a soldier in Mosul, the daughter and wife of an Awakening leader in Fallujah, and a civilian in Kirkuk. Police arrested two female members of Vice President Hashemi’s staff.
Afghanistan
Britain calls for NATO to stick to 2014 Afghan pullout
Afghanistan
Progress seen in moves towards Afghan peace talks
Afghanistan
Afghans blast French plan for early pullout
Al Qaeda
Tension in Yemen: Al-Qaida Activity Puts Regime Change in Doubt
United States
War time training strategy
Afghanistan
Did the US meet with the Taliban?
Syria
Syria’s crisis: It looks like civil war
Iraq
Former ‘Sons of Iraq’ targeted by insurgents after U.S. pullout
Syria
Russia Sides Firmly With Assad Government in Syria
Syria
Escalating violence caused the Arab League to suspend its observer mission. The leader of Hamas left his offices in Damascus. The UN Security Council debated a draft resolution calling for the ouster of President Assad.
Yemen
President Saleh is traveling to the United States for medical treatment. The military said its forces killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Zinjibar.
Somalia
Shabaab fighters kidnapped five teenage soccer players from Afgoye. Gunmen executed a director of Shabelle in Mogadishu.